MAZDA MODEL 3 4-DOOR 2007 Owners Manual

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Audio Set
Audio information is displayed on the information display.CD Player
Cassette Tape PlayerIllustration is of a representative audio unit.
In-Dash CD Changer (Music CD Player)
In-Dash CD Changer (Music CD/MP3 CD Player)
Power/Volume/Sound Controls .............................................................................. page 6-28
Operating the Radio ............................................................................................... page 6-30
Operating the Cassette Tape Player ........................................................................ page 6-34
Operating the Compact Disc (CD) Player .............................................................. page 6-36
Operating the In-Dash CD Changer ....................................................................... page 6-38
Error Indications ..................................................................................................... page 6-44
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qPower/Volume/Sound Controls
Audio control dial
Power/Volume dial
Power ON/OFF
Turn the ignition switch to the ACC or
ON position.
Press the power/volume dial to turn the
audio system on.
Press the power/volume dial again to turn
the audio system off.
NOTE
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the audio
system on for a long period of time
when the engine is not running.
Volume adjustment
To adjust the volume, turn the power/
volume dial. Turn the power/volume dial to the right to
increase volume, to the left to decrease it.
Audio sound adjustment
1. Press the audio control dial to select the
function. The selected function will be
indicated.
Depending on the mode selected, the
indication changes.
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2. Turn the audio control dial to adjust theselected functions as follows:
Indication Turn Left Turn Right
Select mode
Decrease
bass Increase
bass
Decreasetreble Increase
treble
Shift the
sound to the front Shift the
sound to the rear
Shift the
sound to the left Shift the
sound to the right
OFF ON
OFF ON
NOTE
About 5 seconds after selecting any
mode, the volume function will be
automatically selected. To reset bass,
treble, fade, and balance, press the
audio control dial for 2 seconds. The
unit will beep and “CLEAR” will be
displayed.
Automatic Level Control (ALC)
The automatic level control is a feature
that automatically adjusts audio volume
and sound quality according to the vehicle
speed.
The volume increases in accordance with
the increase in vehicle speed, and
decreases as vehicle speed decreases. The following four modes are available.
Select the desired mode.
Mode
Volume change
No change
Minimum
Medium
Maximum
Turn the audio control dial to select the
ALC OFF, ALC LEVEL1 ―3 mode. The
selected mode will be indicated.
BEEP setting
The beep-sound when operating the audio
system can be set on or off.
ILLM EFT setting (Illumination setting
during operation)
The audio system illumination during
operation can be set on or off.
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qOperating the Radio
Seek
tuning
buttons Channel
preset
buttons
Manual tuning
button/Auto memory
button/Electric serial
number button Scan button
Band selector buttons
Satellite button
Radio ON
Press a band selector button (
) to
turn the radio on.
Band selection
Successively pressing the band selector
button (
) switches the bands as
follows: FM1 →FM2 →AM.
The selected mode will be indicated. If
FM stereo is being received, “ST ”will be
displayed.
NOTE
If the FM broadcast signal becomes
weak, reception automatically changes
from STEREO to MONO for reduced
noise, and the “ST ”indicator will go
out.
Tuning
The radio has the following tuning
methods: Manual, Seek, Scan, Preset
channel, and Auto memory tuning. The
easiest way to tune stations is to set them
on preset channels.
NOTE
If the power supply is interrupted (fuse
blows or the battery is disconnected),
the preset channels will be canceled.
Manual tuning
Turning the manual tuning dial will
change the frequency higher or lower.
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Seek tuning
Pressing the seek tuning button (
,)
will cause the tuner to seek a higher or
lower frequency automatically.
NOTE
If you continue to press and hold the
button, the frequency will continue
changing without stopping.
Scan tuning
Press the scan button (
)to
automatically sample strong stations.
Scanning stops at each station for about 5
seconds. To hold a station, press the scan
button (
) again during this interval.
Preset channel tuning
The 6 preset channels can be used to store
6 AM and 12 FM stations.
1. To set a channel first select AM, FM1, or FM2. Tune to the desired station.
2. Depress a channel preset button for about 2 seconds until a beep sound is
heard. The preset channel number and
station frequency will be displayed.
The station is now held in the memory.
3. Repeat this operation for the other stations and bands you want to store.
To tune one in the memory, select AM,
FM1, or FM2 and then press its
channel preset button. The station
frequency and the channel number will
be displayed.
NOTE
If the power supply is interrupted (fuse
blows or the battery is disconnected),
the preset channels will be canceled. Auto memory tuning
This is especially useful when driving in
an area where the local stations are not
known. Additional AM/FM stations can
be stored without disturbing the
previously set channels.
Press and hold the auto memory button
(
) for about 2 seconds until a beep
sound is heard; the system will
automatically scan and temporarily store
up to 6 stations with the strongest
frequencies in each selected band in that
area.
After scanning is completed, the station
with the strongest frequency will be tuned
and its frequency displayed.
Press and release the auto memory button
(
) to recall stations from the auto-
stored stations. One stored station will be
selected each time; its frequency and
channel number will be displayed.
NOTE
If no stations can be tuned after
scanning operations, “A ”will be
displayed.
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SATELLITE RADIO (SAT)
Vehicles equipped with the separately
purchased SIRIUS digital satellite radio
unit have the ability to receive up to 100
channels of digital quality programming
coast to coast via satellite. For information
on use, read the Satellite Radio Kit
manual accompanying the SIRIUS digital
satellite radio unit. A subscription to
SIRIUS digital satellite radio service is
required (available in the U.S. - Except
Alaska and Hawaii) to enable this feature
once the separately purchased SIRIUS
digital satellite radio unit has been
installed. For subscription information or
digital satellite radio technical issues
contact SIRIUS directly at:
- Web: www.siriusradio.com
- Phone (24 hrs/day, 7 days/week): 888-
539-SIRI (7474)
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Mailing Address: Sirius Satellite Radio
1221 Avenue Of The Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention: Customer Care
Include your Sirius Radio ESN
(Electronic Serial Number) when
subscribing or requesting technical
assistance. See the Satellite Radio Kit
manual accompanying the SIRIUS unit
for complete satellite radio activation
procedures and information on how to
display the ESN#.
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MEMO
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qOperating the Cassette Tape Playerí
Fast-forward
button
Rewind
buttonAPC button:
(next program)
(one being
played) Repeat button Cassette tape play button
Program button Dolby NR button Cassette tape slot
Cassette tape eject button
Cassette tape insert
Insert the cassette tape into the slot, open
edge to the right and cassette tape will
begin play, and “TAPE PLAY ”will be
displayed. At the end of the cassette tape,
the unit automatically reverses cassette
tape play. When
is lit, the cassette
tape's top side is playing. When
is lit,
the bottom side is on.
Playing
Press the cassette tape play button
(
) to start play when a cassette tape
is in the unit. If there isn't a cassette tape
in the unit when the cassette tape play
button (
) is pressed, “NO TAPE ”
will flash on and off.
Dolby noise reduction
When using a tape with Dolby NR
*, push
the Dolby NR button (
). The
symbol will be displayed. To play a tape
without Dolby NR, push the button once
again.
* Noise reduction system manufactured
under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Dolby and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Ejecting the cassette tape
Press the cassette tape eject button (
) to
eject the cassette tape.
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NOTE
The cassette tape can be ejected when
the ignition switch is in the OFF
position.
Fast-forward/Rewind
Press the fast-forward button (
)to
fast-forward.
Press the rewind button (
) to rewind.
To stop this operation and play the
cassette tape, press the button again.
NOTE
When the cassette tape ends during fast-
forward or rewind, it automatically
stops and starts playing.
Reversing
Press the program button (
)to
change cassette tape-play direction.
NOTE
When the cassette tape ends, the unit
automatically reverses play.
Automatic program control (APC)
APC is used to find the beginning of
either the next program or the one being
played.
Press the APC button (
) to the
beginning of the next selection.
Press the APC button (
) to the
beginning of the one being played. To
stop this operation and play the cassette
tape, press the button again.
NOTE
APC may not operate properly if:
lA tape was recorded at a low level.
lA tape has long, silent intervals.
lA tape is a live recording.
lA tape has very short intervals of
less than 3 seconds.
Repeat play
This operation makes it possible to listen
to a selection repeatedly.
Press the repeat button (
) during play.
The current selection playing will be
repeated ( “RPT ”will be displayed).
Press the repeat button (
) once again
to cancel repeat play.
NOTE
RPT may not operate properly if:
lA tape was recorded at a low level.
lA tape has long, silent intervals.
lA tape is a live recording.
lA tape has very short intervals of
less than 3 seconds.
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qOperating the Compact Disc (CD) Playerí
Track up
button
Track down
button Load button
Scan button
Repeat button CD slot
CD play button CD eject button
Random button Reverse buttonFast-forward button
Inserting the CD
Insert the CD into the slot, label-side up.
The auto-loading mechanism will set the
CD and begin play. There will be a short
lapse before play begins while the player
reads the digital signals on the CD.
Playing
Press the CD play button (
) to start
play when a CD is in the unit.
If there isn't a CD in the unit when the CD
play button (
) is pressed, “NO DISC ”
will flash on and off.
NOTE
When the load button () is pressed,
the CD will load and play even if the
CD eject button (
) had been
previously pressed.
Ejecting the CD
Press the CD eject button (
) to eject the
CD.
Fast-forward/Reverse
Press and hold the fast-forward button
(
) to advance through a track at high
speed.
Press and hold the reverse button (
)
to reverse through a track at high speed.
Track search
Press the track up button (
) once to skip
forward to the beginning of the next track.
Press the track down button (
) once to
skip back to the beginning of the current
track.
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